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Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Says New Limits on Starlink Are Disrupting Its Military Operations — Officials say the limits, which restrict the speed at which some of Ukraine's weapons can travel and still connect to the internet, have blunted their capabilities — KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine said Elon Musk's SpaceX …
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The Kyiv Independent:
‘This cannot be a coincidence’ — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says — Ukraine's Starlink access has been restricted without warning, severely disrupting “several” military missions, presidential adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov said on Oct. 14.
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Ukrainian military's access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted — Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk's SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US — Ukraine's military has suddenly had its access …
Discussion:
NBC News, Al Jazeera, Political.org and France 24
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Trump admin silent as Russia hits American businesses with ‘drones and missiles’ in Ukraine — Donald Trump Russia War in Ukraine Trump family — As President Donald Trump and his administration have ratcheted up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries …
Financial Times:
Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack — Moscow ignores Donald Trump's ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv's forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk's satellite network — Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Reuters, The Verge, The Parnas Perspective, Bloomberg, Political.org and New Republic
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Ukraine says SpaceX limiting Starlink operations, impacting air defense
Ukraine says SpaceX limiting Starlink operations, impacting air defense
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New York Post, Politico, New York Times, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg, Tom's Hardware, Forbes, France 24, The Kyiv Independent, Political.org and NPR, more at Techmeme »
Politico:
House control all but gone, top Republicans privately concede — Some top congressional Republicans have privately concluded that it is likely impossible for them to keep control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, and they are now focused on limiting the scale of the defeat …
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Fox News, Political.org and HuffPost
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
‘Abbott Is Struggling’: Ken Paxton Gripes About Texas GOP and Campaign Woes in New Leaked Audio — The Republican nominee for Senate vents to lobbyists in recordings obtained by Rolling Stone … “Yes, Abbott is struggling,” Paxton tells an attendee at a small, Washington, D.C. …
Eric Benson / Texas Monthly:
Dade Phelan Says Republicans Are “Freaking Out”
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Axios, CBS News, PoliticusUSA and NPR
Marist Poll:
2026 Midterm Elections in Texas, October 2026
2026 Midterm Elections in Texas, October 2026
Discussion:
The Texas Politics Project and Breitbart
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around
If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around
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Bloomberg and Ballotpedia News
Washington Post:
U.S. probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar focuses on birth date, citizenship papers, people familiar say — The Department of Homeland Security declined to move forward with an investigation years ago based on similar allegations, said one person, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss information that has not been made public.
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New York Post, NewsMax.com, RedState, The Independent, Breitbart, twitchy.com, NewsNation, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Wire, Ace of Spades HQ and The Hill
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Ilhan Omar Investigation
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Washington Examiner, HotAir, MS NOW, Fox News, Axios, Daily Mail, Washington Post, twitchy.com, The Daily Wire, American Greatness, New York Post, NewsMax.com, Mother Jones, The Hill, Breitbart, The 19th, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Vox, Algemeiner.com, Bloomberg, Townhall and Middle East Monitor
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Republicans learn to love DOJ weaponization
Republicans learn to love DOJ weaponization
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Political.org, New York Post, One America News Network and Civil Discourse …
Fox News:
Ilhan Omar's husband insists he has ‘no concerns’ amid federal immigration investigation
Ilhan Omar's husband insists he has ‘no concerns’ amid federal immigration investigation
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New York Post, RedState, One America News Network, twitchy.com, Political.org, The National Pulse, Washington Examiner and France 24
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The raid on Ilhan Omar's house is dangerous political theater
The raid on Ilhan Omar's house is dangerous political theater
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Fox News, The Nation, Daily Mail and GB News
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Katie Zacharia's disastrous response to Popular Information's report — For years, President Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, has publicly claimed she is a lawyer. Zacharia has repeatedly said she was “outside counsel” to the World Bank and “general counsel” to a California non-profit.
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New Republic, Talking Points Memo and The Independent
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Fox News:
American-made goods also got more expensive under Trump tariffs, new research finds — Americans aren't just seeing the price tag increase for imported goods. Thanks to President Donald Trump's tariffs, they are now paying more for products made in the U.S.A., according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Discussion:
Political.org
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Top regulator says big banks rejected customers over politics — Some of the nation's largest banks denied financial services to liberal and conservative organizations over their political or religious views, according to a bank regulator report that documents specific cases.
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OCC.gov
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle's Final Days as Ambassador to Greece — To save her job, she claimed the incriminating texts were AI generated; Trump grew annoyed with the damaging revelations — Kimberly Guilfoyle was scrambling to save her job. — As damaging revelations piled up …
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MS NOW, TMZ.com, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, Straight Arrow, The Independent, The Hill and Forbes
Brian Faler / Politico:
Administration delays release of IRS data showing impact of GOP tax cuts — The Trump administration is delaying the release of detailed data showing how Republicans' 2025 tax cuts affected millions of Americans' taxes, even as it tries to sell voters on the law ahead of the midterm elections.
Discussion:
New Republic
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
CMS cutting off ACA subsidies to another 189,000 people raises some troubling questions... This morning, via the Health & Human Services (HHS) website: … There's a lot to digest here, some of which overlaps with a question I had last month when CMS announced that they were “terminating Obamacare” …
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Political.org
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NBC News:
Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence — Harris County DA Sean Teare told NBC News his office has collected multiple videos for its own investigation but isn't getting cooperation from the federal government. ICE denied their agent intentionally hit the person.
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FOX 26 Houston, Political.org, Click2Houston.com, Los Angeles Times and ABC13
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
ICE officer appeared to intentionally strike man with vehicle in Houston: Prosecutor
ICE officer appeared to intentionally strike man with vehicle in Houston: Prosecutor
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Associated Press, New York Times and The Texas Tribune
Rachel Lerman / Washington Post:
Prices increased sharply in September in last inflation report ahead of elections — Inflation increased in September to a 3.7 percent annual pace, higher than expected. — SummaryLoading... Inflation rose to a 3.7 percent annual pace in September, extending a relentless climb …
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New York Times, MeidasTouch, The Hill, MS NOW, Axios, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Forbes, Breitbart, RTÉ, abc7NY and The American Conservative
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Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
Broad Pickup in Prices Lifted Inflation to 3.7% in September
Broad Pickup in Prices Lifted Inflation to 3.7% in September
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Financial Times, Politico, Forbes, The Daily Caller, NPR, NewsMax.com, CBS News, KTVZ-TV, CNN, WTOP News, The Daily Wire, The Transom, Political.org and RTÉ
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Trump's Strategic Flunky Reserve Is Running Low — Good money to be made in the oil trade these days, if you've got a little inside information! Bloomberg reported yesterday on how a sudden Truth Social swerve in Iran policy this month was immediately preceded by billions of dollars …
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Gabe Kaminsky / CBS News:
Trump meme coin buyers vie for dinner with the president. Many appear to be overseas. — More than half of the top holders listed as competing for seats at President Trump's next meme coin dinner have used cryptocurrency exchanges that prohibit U.S. customers, indicating that many of the buyers …
Discussion:
Reason
MS NOW:
Crime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBI — An analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading. — With fewer agents and a strained budget …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump plays Russian roulette on eve of midterms — President Trump is indulging his fondness for Vladimir Putin at a moment of acute political peril, forcing Republicans in the midterms to take cover as he showers Moscow with one-sided concessions. … - On Friday, Trump announced a deal …
Discussion:
Erick Erickson's Show Notes, The Atlantic and Reuters
Micah Rice / Columbian:
Camas High School girls cross country runners refuse to race in protest of transgender policy — More than a dozen runners walk the first 50 meters of a league meet before leaving the course — Facebook X (formerly Twitter) Threads Linkedin Pinterest E-mail Copy article link
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Fox News, Daily Mail, The Daily Wire, The Post Millennial and RedState
Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon — It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil — THE CONSTITUTION ONLY outlines one way for the government to receive funding: Congress must vote to authorize and provide it.
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Middle East Monitor
Alexandra Petri / The Atlantic:
Hi, I'm Your New Press Secretary, and It's My First Time Reading Words Out Loud — A very uncomfortable 14 minutes — I'm your new press secretary, Katie Zacharia! You may know me from my appearances on Fox News; I am pretty sure that is how the president knows me.
Discussion:
Metro.co.uk and The Hill
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program — Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is fast-tracking …
Max Moran / The Nation:
Making America Accountable Again — Corporate leaders say they should be shielded from congressional inquiries because they had no alternative but to collaborate with the Trump administration. History says otherwise. — Pocket — On October 5, Politico writers Jasper Goodman …
Juan Forero / Wall Street Journal:
Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom — Smugglers are shifting routes and using new tactics to evade military targeting, resulting in record supplies, plunging prices and high purity in the U.S. and Europe — BUENAVENTURA, Colombia—The Trump administration's bombing campaign …
ProPublica:
These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. — They were victims, not abusers. That's what they told police officers, attorneys, visitors and anyone else who would listen. It didn't matter. The women were all taken to a sprawling immigration detention center …
